Aortic 4D flow: quantifying the effects of contrast and field strength at 1.5 T, 3T and 7T
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Background 4D flow is a promising new method for assessment of aortic pathology, but is limited by signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) leading to long acquisition times. Higher field strength may prove a solution. SNR in aortic 4D flow increases at 3T versus 1.5T (Strecker et al, JMRI 2012) and further by adding a contrast agent (Bock et al, MRM 2010). This work extends this comparison to human 7 Tesla and quantifies the field strength dependent effects of contrast agents.
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دوره 16 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014